Lufthansa pilots to stage 6-hour strike Friday

Thursday, September 4, 2014

The Vereinigung Cockpit union said Thursday the strike will run from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. (1500 to 2100 GMT; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT). It will involve pilots on Boeing 737, Airbus A320 and Embraer planes scheduled to depart Germany's busiest airport, which is Lufthansa's main hub.

The planned walkout follows a six-hour strike last week by pilots at Lufthansa's Germanwings budget subsidiary.

One of the pilots' main demands is that Lufthansa keep paying a transition payment for those who want to retire early. The airline wants to cut those payments.